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Monday, June 29, 2009

I was reading my new copy of jacques magazine(http://jacquesmag.com) where on the last page I ran across an article about the OhMiBod Music Powered Vibrator (http://www.ohmibod.com/)Being that it melds a few of my wife & I's favorite things sex, music, & dance culture I had to log on & check them out. My wife & I think this is probably the coolest item we've run across in a long time, & after 10 years of marriage, & 10 years in business together, we run through quite a few "items" (and a hell of a lot of batteries!) I contacted them this morning & they sent me their media kit which i think gives you the best idea of what & how of the OhMiBod.

Hip Mom strives to help women feel comfortable with theirsexualityOn Christmas several years ago OhMiBod’s creator,Suki, a loving mom and wife who worked in product marketing forApple® Computer Inc. for many years, received from her husbandof 16 years two gifts that quickly became her favorite presents ofall time - an iPod® mini and a vibrator. After spending time enjoyingboth, Suki began mulling over how she could combine the classic killercombination of music and sex in a single “toy”. At the time, the iPod®phenomena had begun to take on a life of its own. Apple® hassold approximately 42 million of them since their release, creating anaccessory market ofover $1 billion. Suki also knew that the "adult novelties"market was at $1.5 billion in sales. What she had to do was obvious - create anamazing iPod® acsexsory™.Beyond the tantalizing market data andwhat it would mean to introduce such an acsexsory™,Suki was determined not to lose site of its meaningful potential.Over the years, she had read a lot of material andparticipated in numerous frank women-to womenconversations andlearned that a surprising number of women have issuesembracing their sexuality and achieving orgasm. In fact, accordingto the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 43% of Americanwomen suffer from some form of Female Sexual Dysfunction – usually placing theblame on themselves for their inability to reach orgasm. Suki felt it was very importantthat the acsexsory™ she developed help women feel comfortable engaging inself-love. Throughout the creation process of OhMiBod, the first insertablemusic enabled vibrator on the market, she never lost site of this goal.“Many of the vibrators that are on the market today are intimidatingfor an unseasoned user.” says Suki, “This is why when it cameto designing OhMiBod the direction was to make it extremelyapproachable by keeping the design elegant and making itintuitive to use. I want OhMibod to be the firstsocially acceptable vibrator.”

Suki felt that linking OhMiBod to the iconic iPod® in bothname and design would gain it a level of acceptance that vibratorshave not previously enjoyed. She carried this idea of approachabilitythrough the entire development and design of OhMiBod- its name,packaging and website. The name OhMiBod is playfuland promotes feelings of gratification and pleasure, not embarrassmentor uneasiness. The packaging is hip, fun and sophisticated and the websiteis designed to be a place where OhMiBod users canshare, anonymously if they wish, their experiences and playlists.After dedicating a year of her life to creating OhMiBod, Suki is thrilled tofinally be able to make it available to people who love both sex andmusic. It is designed to be as enjoyable and appealing to “first timers”as to those who have a drawer full of “toys” athome.“OhMiBod is the first step in achieving my goal to promote the playful use of‘toys’ by women,” says Suki. “It is not only healthy, but needed!”®Suki, LLC

OhMiBod: Intertwining Mind, Body and Music

The first insertable vibrator that moves to your favorite tunesThe minute you see OhMiBod, the first insertable music driven vibratoron the market,you want to touch it, to explore it. Its elegant designis so sleek, so smooth, so sexy.Vibrates to Your Beat Listening to your favorite musicand actually feeling the corresponding vibes quickly transports you to aplace where music, mind and body truly “come” together for explosive results.OhMiBod’s integrated audio circuitry converts the beat and rhythm of your tunesinto vibrations, creating a stimulating, non-repetitivevibration while you listen. Although optimized for iPod® products,it also accepts input from other MP3 players. Volume controlsthe intensity of the vibrations, so the higher you turn it, themore intense the vibes! OhMiBod’s audio enabled microchipis seamlessly integrated into its elegant design. Allyou have to do is attach your music player of choice to the 3’freedom cord using the enclosed splitter and you areset for take off. Two Vibrators in One! OhMiBod measures 7” long(5 1/2" insertable) by 1 1/8” wide and is molded from premiumgrade hypoallergenic white non-toxic, non-porous plastic withchrome finishing...very iPod®esque. Its powerful motor,which softly purrs while providing intense rhythmic vibrations,is powered by 2 AA batteries. A universal headphone connectoris integrated into the OhMiBod design. In addition to its good looks,OhMiBod is adaptable. It can easily be convertedinto a manual mode vibrator by putting on the specialend cap it comes with. OhMiBod is two vibrators in one!OhMiBod Enthusiasts Unite Via OhMiBod.com's blog,"OhMiBlog", OhMiBod enthusiasts whether they are vibrator novices or aficionados, can instantly and anonymously,join a fun, hip community centered around enhancing the OhMiBod experience.It provides a safe place for them to write about their experiences, trade tips,share their favorite playlists and more. Users can search forOhMiBod playlists they are in the mood for by using OhMiBodas a search term in the iMix™ section of the iTune™ music store.If they want to buy a playlist or simply get some inspiration,they can do so thanks to the direct links fromwww.OhMiBod.com to the iMix™ section of iTunes™. Ifthey don't see something that tickles their fancy,they can upload their own iMix™ and share it with others.Where DJs Come to Play In addition to being powered by music,OhMiBod empowers DJs around the world. OhMiBod.com 's"Club Vibe" section provides a place where DJs can sharemixes they've created specifically for OhMiBod's communityof users. Participating DJs are invited to sendOhMiBod their music, bio, photo and upcominggigs. In exchange, OhMiBod will post their profile andmusic in "Club Vibe", where it willbe available to OhMiBod users.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

WE HAVE A RARER & MORE UNUSUAL OFFERING FOR YOU THIS WEEK WE'VE RECEIVED A SMALL SHIPMENT FROM PSYCHIC TV, ALSO INCLUDED ALONG WITH THE ROSARIES, CDS, & BUTTONS ARE SOME T.O.P.Y. STAINLESS STEEL CROSS PINS. SUPPLY IS VERY LIMITED!!! ALSO FOR MORE INFORMATION ONTHEE TEMPLE OV PSYCHICK YOUTHFOLLOW THIS LINK!!!

Back by popular demand, thee Gates Institute have hand assembled the final small batch of Psychic Cross rosaries. These are glow in the dark rosary beads attached with a pandrogyne connector piece that leads down to a steel Psychic Cross. Be the talk of your Sunday school or Black Mass with the last set of these.$26.00

Brand new album from PTV3 entitled “Mr. Alien Brain Vs. The Skinwalkers” in a beautiful embossed fold-out digipak. Comes with the entire new album along with a DVD containing rare film footage of PTV3 over the past few years.

$23

PTV3 / Psychic TV - Hell Is Invisible, Heaven is Her/e CDThe long awaited new studio record by PTV3 / Psychic TV on CD. Includes the following tracks:$12Psychic Skull / PTV classic logo pin set. Five pins, each having the psychic skull logo with a different color pin.$8.00

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

SOMETIMES I RUN ACROSS A COLLECTION THAT BLOWS ME AWAY, BUT LIVING WHERE I LIVE IT TAKES A MINUTE FOR ME TO FIND IT, ALSO I HAVE A TENDENCY TO BE VERY ALL OVER THE PLACE IN MY LIKES & DISLIKES BUT I HAVE HAD A PASSION FOR ALL THINGS JAPANESE OVER THE YEARS, HENCE GOMI(HAHA!) THERE IS AN ARTICLE IN SPORTWEAR INTERNATIONAL ON JAPANESE FASHION BEING IN ROUGH SPOT LATELY, BUT FROM THE LOOKS OF JUN TAKAHASHI & UNDERCOVER FALL WINTER 2009 COLLECTION, JAPANESE DESIGN IS AS STRONG AS EVER!!!

Monday, June 22, 2009

THAT'S ME BEHIND THE TURNTABLES, & THE R WE SYNTH IS IN MY BACK ROOM RIGHT NOW!!!THIS IS VIDEO FROM A SHOW IN '96 WHICH UNTIL TODAY I HAD NO CLUE ANYONE HAD ON TAPE!!!IT'S DAIMYO GYORETSU FROM OSAKA @ EMO'S IN DECEMBER 1996

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Wednesdays: 7-11pm We are now doing a circuit being workshop called Bender Blender hosted, by MC DR. STRANGE POWERS this is an informal get together where beginners, fans, & hobbyists exchange ideas & work on projects together. Everyone is invited & open exchange is encouraged!!!

Fridays 9-12 Midnight-ish We are hosting Fridays @ the Fifth which originally began as a dj thing, & had mutated into an open live music jam with djs, mcs, & live musicians performing & getting to know & work with each other, without the "i'm in a bar, & playing my set" vibe. also, open to all levels of ability & all styles of music. We are actually crossing over with Bender Blender by have some of the experimental intstruments being incorperated into or Friday music making sessions.

Also coming up in July....

July 10th-24 : We will be doing a photography show: artists TBAopening will be Friday July 10th 7PM

July 12th (SUNDAY): DRAW! 2.0 This will be our second installment of our open drawing session. Paper will be provided, & all levels of artists are encouraged to come down & participate in our "blackbook" sessions. 3PM-7PM

As we grow, we will keep adding events, openings, & shows, so keep checking with us!!!HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON!the fifth gallery/ g on 5! crew

Mondo 2000 originated as High Frontiers in 1984, edited by R. U. Sirius (pseudonym for Ken Goffman) and Queen Mu (Allison Bailey Kennedy). Sirius was joined by hacker Jude Milhon (a.k.a St. Jude) as editor and the magazine was renamed Reality Hackers in 1988 to better reflect its drugs and computers theme. It changed name again to Mondo 2000 in 1989. Art director and photographer Bart Nagel, a pioneer in Photoshop collage, created the publication's elegantly surrealist aesthetic. Along with the print version of Boing Boing, with which Mondo 2000 shared several writers, including Mark Frauenfelder, Richard Kadrey, Gareth Branwyn, and Jon Lebkowsky, Mondo 2000 helped develop what was to become the cyberpunksubculture. R. U. Sirius left the magazine at the beginning of 1993, at approximately the same time as the launch of Wired. The magazine continued to be published under this name until 1998, with the last issue being #17.

Monday, June 15, 2009

my friend chris allen posted this earlier today, it pretty much sums up the last 20 years of my life. for those of you who read this who aren't djs, you have been forewarned!!!

DJ C.A. by Tim Stuart c.2009

HOW TO TALK TO A CLUB D.J.

If you're going to talk to the club D.J., DON'T SAY...

1. "Play something good... something we can dance to!" The D.J. has to play for more than one person, so what you may hate may be another's favorite song and everything played here can be danced to one way or another.

2. "Would you play something with a beat?" Don't be an idiot. We know of no songs played in a club that don't have some sort of a beat.

3. "I don't know who sings it and I don't know the name of the song, but it goes like this... la dee-dah-dee!" Please, don't sing for the D.J. They have to put up with smoke-filled rooms and dangerous decebal levels all night. Do them a favor and don't give them a rendition of your favorite song.

4. "Everybody wants to hear it!" Oh sure, you polled everyone in the club and, as their spokesperson, you are requesting the song. Also, do not make a request, then send all your friends to make the same request when the D.J. doesn't play it. We're on to you bastards.

5. "I can get laid if you play it!" If you are good enough, you can get laid to anything!! (also been known as "buy the album and get laid for a month!")

6. "I want to hear it next!" The only people who can get away with that statement write the D.J.'s paycheck. Also a $100 tip could help matters.

7. "I don't know what I wanna hear... what do you have?" It's a lot easier for you to go have another beer and figure out what you want to hear than it is for the D.J. to recite the name of every record in the booth.

8. "Hey man, nobody can dance to this!" It is not advisable to say this when the dance floor is packed (but, some people do anyway). However, even if there is only one person on the floor, it still contradicts the statement.

9. "Everybody will dance to it if you play it!" The D.J. won't...I guess that blows a hole in that theory.

Tips:

1 If you ask for a song and the D.J. says he just played it, don't say, "Well, I just got here." It makes absolutely no difference.

2 Don't say, "Is this the only kind of music you play?" If you go to a Chinese restuarant, you wouldn't ask for Italian food. Rock clubs play rock, alternative clubs play alternative, discos play disco, etc., etc., etc...

3 If you ask for a song, be specific. Don't say, "I wanna hear something, anything but this!" Try going to the bar and saying, "I wanna drink something, anything but this!" You can't complain if you're not specific.

4 However, if you are specific and the D.J. says he doesn't have the song, don't say, "What?!! What do you mean you don't have it? What kind of D.J. are you? Why don't you get into the wonderful world of fast food! You obviously don't know what you're doing as a D.J.!"... Expect a bitch slap.

5 Give the D.J. a break. The next time you request a song, stop and think before you speak. And above all, if the D.J. has one hand on the mixer, one hand on a turntable/CD player - wearing headphones, don't bug him. HE'S MIXING!!!

After a trip to Last Call needless markup to look @ what's been reduced this week & trying on an awesome yet $270 waistcoat(didn't buy it!) to find an awesome 1/2 of 1/2 of 1/2 so about $30 in the end equally if not cooler waistcoat. Also, after looking @ some terribly over worked , distessed, & badly cut jeans(notice i didn't say high end designer denim, ie. CRAP!) On that note is i'll go on the record that i still feel that there's an emperor's new clothes mentality when it comes to better to designer ready to wear. I decided to pull three items that i wear all the time that no matter what you add to them can be awesome no budget staples. tshirt, jeans, & boots. i will readily admit to a passion for vans & nikes(courtforce, & vandels), but with the right jewelrey,accessories, and blazer/coat(for evening and out) the following three items can be dressed up or down where need arrises & they are fairly inexpensive & look classic.(FOR ME ALL IN BLACK!(of course) but for most folks color is fine just not on me!

Friday, June 5, 2009

MARC JUST DID THESE & BROUGHT THEM YESTERDAY, THEY CAN ALSO BE DONE IN CUSTOM COLORS AS WELL. COME THROUGH CHECK 'EM OUT IN PERSON.ALSO, WE'RE DOING OUR REGULAR OPEN JAM TONIGHT FROM 9PM-12MIDNIGHT!COME PLUG IN, GRAB A MIC & GET DOWN!!!

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